The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-22
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Third Centenn,aI nj PhIladeIpI. a
Closes

l LhILAOEl4fHlA. Id, DopC. lI.-1niS
was the third and last day of the third
centennial celebration at the Cradle
of Liberty" within the last eleven years
1t was memorial day. A more charm
ing day would be hard to imagine. II
was typical September day, clear
cool and bright. The streets this morn
ing were crowded with people of ali
conditions of color, sex and occupation.
On the stand ON Independence Square
there were represented every branch
and condition of life which goes to
make up a nation. Side by side were
the Chief Magistrate, the highest law
tribunal, ministers extraordinary, the
foreign powers, the nation law makers
and representatives Of the army and
navy and all other departments of
| civil, military and religious life. The
| stand in Independence Square in the
rear of old History Hall had seating
capacity of about 100, 900 and was filled
easily. At the front Of stand facing
south an enclosure was rallied off for
the President, his party, speakers and
others. At the front and suspended so
as to be in full view hung photo
graphic copy Of the original Constitu-
ton. at the east side of the stand
stood the quaint old high-backed chair
| occupied by George Washington as
presiding officer of the Congress which
| drafted that honored and Venerated
document. Suspended from the back
of the chair was another copy of the
nations charter. At each side of the
center of the stand stood two neat, but
| not large hagStaffs, the colors on each
being raised in honor of the army and
navy, respectively, as they came upon
the stand. At the eastern side of the
structure sat the Marine Band. At
1920 gigantic chorus of 2 900 children
with 200 men as leading singers sang
patriotic air, which brought them
rounds of applause. One of the first of
the distinguished guests to arrive was
the venerable Hannibal Hamlin. Just
as the bell on topof Independence Hall
marked the hour of IL O'Clock the chill
dren's chorus sent up three ringing
cheers as their tribute of love and ven
Grafton for the historic building.
at Just II:14 the appear
ance of the President and
his wife at the head of double column
of distinguished spectators created a
perfect uproar of applause. After the
President and Mrs. Cleveland had
reached the stand in response to the
tumultuous applause of the multitude,
they walked side by side to the front of
the structure and bowed their acknowl-
edgment of the compliments. 1t SEEM
ed as though the cheering would never
die out. At lbs after all had reached
the stand, Bishop Potter arose, and
being followed by all those who occu-
pied the reserved space with uncovered
heads, made the opening prayer. just
after the Bishop had concluded his
prayer, Lieutenent-G General Phillip IL.
Sheridan, with his aids, followed close
ly by Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ryan and a number of Catholic clergy,
marched down the aisle. When they
had been seated Hon. John A. Kasson,
as President of the Constitution Cen
tennial Commission, assumed his
place, and after a hymn had been
rendered by chorus, arose to made the
Introductory, address of the day. After
a hearty ro Id of applause he spoke at
some lengtly his remarks being punctu-
ated with many demonstrations of ap-
probation.
Mrs. Cleveland sat almost in front of
the speakers position, and was the
cynosure of all eyes. She was neatly
and handsomely attired in close fit
| ting dress of cream and brown colored
PLAID silk and wore stylish bonnet of
drab color with ribbon trimmings. Car
dinal Gibbons wearing the cardinal
colors of his exalted office, sat at the
side of the speakers, and was one of
the most attentive listeners of the en-
tire assembage. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Kasson's address the chorus sung
/ an appeal to truth. AT the conclusion
of the song Ex-Minister Kasson es-
corted the President to the speaker s
rostrom, and at 1855 he commenced a
ten minutes address which was re-
ceived with thunderOus applause.
When the President was in the mid
die of his remarks soft, mellow sound
of the bell in the cupola of the State
House, which occupies a place of honor
in the structure wherein repoSeS that
cracked and time-Stained mass OF
metal, the Liberty Bell, rang out the
hour of IL O'Clock, and at each stroke a
rousing cheer went up from the chorus.
The President was obliged to stop talk
ing for a few seconds. 1t was just
1925 when the President uttered his
last word, and he at once retired to his
seat. While the applause was still go,
ing on the chorus broke into patriotic
air, and the din was terrific. AS faI
as the eye could reach there was one
solid, seething, surging mass OF hui
manity, and when their threats opened
in unison they filed the air and made
an inspiring scene. When quiet once
more reigned, Supreme Justice Samuel
T. Miller, of the United States Su.
preme Court, appeared, and stepping
facing the assembled dignitarieS, be-
gan a delivery of his memorial Grafton
Just as Justice Miller was seated the
band struck up Hail Columbia, as ar
accompaniment to the chorus, 20, OO(
strong. at forty minutes past one
President KasSon and one Of the com
mission gently took the arm of Carolina
Gibbons, who with the elittering sur
pouring down upon his, the cardinals
1 20 aV,d rod haf 90 lafalu Y0laao6
upon his head by the venerable Lee
, XIII ,lookedIhis best and was the recipi
ent of much attention. Walking to TIKI
front of the stand he offered prayer
to the Almighty. Upon the conclusion
, IF the prayer the sweet strains of TIT
: Star Spangled Banner broke upon tn,
, crowd in volumes from the voices O
[ the grand chorus accompanied by tn,
Marine band. An impressive benedic
t ton was then pronounced by Rev. Jer
3 Witherspoon, of Nashville.
: PHILADELPHIA, Sept. I7.-Just a
: the benediction was concluded tn
3 Marine Band began rendering march
5 and the President and Mrs. Cleveland
}. arm in arm walked to the front of til
n stand and bowed again and again
acknowledgment of the laundering al
plause for those who had stood in til
J, square. A wild rush was made ovs
q cnalfS anu RATINGS III JIl0 SIanQ 10 u
n place where they stood, and the Pres
Il dent gave short but involuntary r,
It ception to those who succeeded i
IS reaching him. AS they passe
l. out they walked directly underneat
It the old Liberty Bell, and the solid ma.
le of people on either side of the footws
" cheered, waved their hats, handke
le chiefs and umbrellas until they hf
passed out of sight. When they reachC
=, the street another ovation await,
them, and as far as the eye could reac
n there was seen nothing but flutteriI
mass of handkerchiefs, hats, etc. II
!, cheer was taken up along the line u
til it seemed as though pandemoniu
le reigned from one end of the street
at the other. The President and Nj
n Cleveland rode in handsome baroucf
of he with uncovered head and both SIN
OF ing to the throng as they rode swift
IL by to their hotel.
ge THE SOCIAL EVENT.
% ] The most important social eve